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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Renowned animator Dr. Christian Jezdic advises on Pitching Animation IP
“The best way to make an animation TV series is to have an original idea”
#IFFIWood, 25 November 2022
“Screenplay writing for an animation series is very crucial.The written language used in books is very different from the screenplay language, they need specific crew to transliterate in case of adopting a comic book or any other story’’, said Dr. Christian Jezdic, CEO of beQ Entertainment while addressing a masterclass on ‘How to Pitch your Animation IP’ on the sidelines of the 53rd International Film Festival of India  today.
Dr. Jezdic informed that the cost of making an animation show is very high. A 26-minute animation show may cost 7-10 million dollars. Finding of producers, directors, colorist, screen-players is important. But having an original idea is of utmost importance.
Highlighting the evolution of Video games, VFX, Animation industry from the 90s, Dr. Jezdic said, the growth is remarkable and it is replacing the traditional industry not only in Europe and US, but also in India. “I used to come to India with different companies in 90s. Now we are actively working with many companies in India, at Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi etc.”, he said.
Here are some of Dr. Christian Jezdic’s suggestions for the newcomers on pitching animation series’ ideas to potential financiers, producers, broadcasters and other stakeholders.
- The best way to make an animation TV series is to have an original idea.
- To whom to pitch your animation IPs? - Festival or specific markets. In Europe, there in cartoon forum where more than a thousand producers and broadcasters go to pitch their projects. So, first meet any broadcaster or even YouTube
- Choose your setup. Avoid reading from a written material to the potential financier if you can. Find your way to remember the topics.
- Essential elements for a pitch
- Summarise your concept in three rows: Concept, Characters, Universe
- Show a Trailer which is short and well made
- Introduce your characters in the trailer
- Have a storyline to prove that you know the story
- Read out your storyline while pitching – show what you have in mind
- Think of a Design/Style as one idea can be made in infinite ways
- Know the budget required for implementing the work
- Think of your team & partners from before-hand.PIB IFFI Cast & Crew | Manas/Sriyanka/Panthoibi/Darshana | IFFI 53 - 114
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Election Commission
ECI appoints Special Expenditure Observers for States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nagaland and Telangana
Election Commission of India has appointed two eminent former Civil Servants Sh. Gopal Mukherjee and Sh. D.D. Goel as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. While Sh. Gopal Mukherjee ex-IRS , former Member of CBDT has been deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Sh.D.D.Goel ex-IRS , former DGIT been deployed in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Both these officers have extensive knowledge of search and seizure operations conducted by the I.T Department.
The Special Observers will be supervising and monitoring the work being done by the electoral machinery and ensure that stringent and effective enforcement action is undertaken based on intelligence inputs and complaints received through C-VIGIL and Voter Helpline 1950 against all persons/entities trying to induce voters by distributing cash, liquor & freebies etc. in order to vitiate the poll process.
Further, the Commission has decided to give additional charge of Gujarat and Karnataka to Sh. Shailendra Handa and Ms. Madhu Mahajan, respectively. It may be recalled that Commission had appointed these officers as Special Expenditure Observers on 19th March 2019. Sh Handa would thus be Special Expenditure Observer for Maharashtra and Gujarat while Ms Mahajan will be deployed in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Ministry of Culture
NMA to work towards strengthening Rukmini Krishna Yatra between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
It is important to strengthen threads of national unity through Civilisation connects
: Shri Tarun Vijay
A meeting between Deputy CM Arunachal Pradesh Shri Chowna Mein and top National Monumental Authority  officials led by chairman Shri Tarun Vijay took place to decide about strengthening Arunachal’s age old cultural connect with Gujarat through Rukmini and Bhagwan Krishna story.
NMA Chairperson, Shri Tarun Vijay said that it is planned that people from Gujarat visit Bhishmak Nagar and vice versa to increase cultural tourism between far eastern and far western corners of the nation. It is aimed at promoting idea of national unity and Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat envisioned by the Prime Minister.
NMA is aiming for monument preservation and organising a Rukmini Krishna Yatra between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat on a large scale and to promote it at the national level.
The NMA team visited legendary Bhishmak Nagar ruins of Rukmini palace and met several village elders who narrated beautiful saga of Rukmini’s marriage to Shri Krishna that is still sung in Idu Mishmi tribal songs. The teams also met an Idu Mishmi girl who has been named Rukmini by her parents. She sang the local Rukmini Bhishmak song for them which was duly recorded. In Porbandar, Krishna’s marriage with Arunachal’s Rukmini is also celebrated.
Shri Tarun Vijay said that he is specially accompanied by Shri Hemraj Kamdar a renowned architect and cultural conceptualiser from Gujarat and Prof Kailash Rao from Andhra Pradesh to help visualise the Mission National Unity through Rukmini- Krishna legend.
Shri Tarun Vijay also said that in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav year it is important to strengthen threads of national unity through Civilisation connects.
Arunachal Pradesh needs a very special attention for preservation of its cultural memory as the verbal history transferred from one generation to other is fast disappearing since village elders and Igus  are dwindling in numbers.
NMA visited a number of indigenous archaeological sites and is preparing a detailed report to preserve tangible and intangible cultural heritage of this sensitive border state.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry’s eSanjeevani Completes 1.3 Crore Consultations
Around 90,000 patients utilising eSanjeevani on a daily basis
Implementation of eSanjeevani AB-HWC to be expanded to 1.55 Crore Health and Wellness Centres by 2022
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s eSanjeevani initiative today completed 1.3 Crore  consultations. eSanjeevani is a telemedicine initiative of Govt. of India. As a digital platform of healthcare services delivery,it has gradually shaped into a parallel stream for the Indian healthcare delivery system. Today, around 90,000 patients utilise the eSanjeevani platform on a daily basis.Two variants of eSanjeevani, namely - doctor to doctor  and patient to doctor  are providing remote consultations all over India.
Launched in November 2019 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, eSanjeevaniAB-HWC is planned to be implemented at 1,55,000 Health and Wellness Centres under Govt. of India’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme, in ‘Hub & Spoke’ model by December 2022. eSanjeevaniAB-HWC is currently functional at over 27,000 Health and Wellness Centres and these spokes are being served by around 3000 hubs which are located in district hospitals, medical colleges etc.
eSanjeevaniOPD, the second variant of this mammoth telemedicine initiative, was rolled out on the 13th of April 2020 during the first lockdown, when the OPDs across the country were shutdown. eSanjeevaniOPD enables access to outpatient services by the patients in the confines of their homes. Over 430 online OPDs are hosted on eSanjeevaniOPD. Over 4,000 doctors practice telemedicine on eSanjeevani platform. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing’s Mohali branch is providing end-to-end technical services like development, implementation, operations and training of health personnel. The team in Mohali is working on increasing the capacity of this first of its kind of platform that is growing at noticeable pace.
10 States that are leading in terms of adoption  of eSanjeevani are Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , Uttar Pradesh , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , Bihar , Maharashtra , West Bengal , Uttarakhand .
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eSanjeevani Consultations
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Sr No.
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04-Oct-21
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TOTAL
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eSanjeevaniAB-HWC
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eSanjeevaniOPD
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India
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13411325
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8033029
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|
5378296
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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|
4223054
|
|
4200870
|
|
22184
|
|
2
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
2415774
|
|
987127
|
|
1428647
|
|
3
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1599283
|
|
131544
|
|
1467739
|
|
4
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
1371799
|
|
233572
|
|
1138227
|
|
5
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
485735
|
|
61131
|
|
424604
|
|
6
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
447878
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|
442417
|
|
5461
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|
7
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|
Bihar
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|
436383
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|
413757
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|
22626
|
|
8
|
|
Maharashtra
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|
403376
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|
317931
|
|
85445
|
|
9
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
369441
|
|
361475
|
|
7966
|
|
10
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
271513
|
|
662
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|
270851
Ministry of Steel
Steel Recycling Plants
Government has notified the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy in November 2019. The policy provides a framework to facilitate and promote establishment of metal scrapping centres in India for scientific processing and recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources. The decision to set up scrapping centres by Public Sector Units /Private Sector is taken based on commercial considerations.
Recycled steel is used as an input in steel making process as scrap. Scrap is used as a charge mix in the production of Crude Steel via Electric Arc Furnace , Induction Furnace  and Basic Oxygen Furnace  routes. The current requirement of scrap in total Crude Steel production of 120 million tonnes  in the country is approximately 30 MT [26 MT domestically generated scrap + 4 MT imports of scrap].
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Fuggan Singh Kulaste, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Madhya Pradesh conferred Most Film Friendly Award
Uttarakhand conferred Special Mention Certificate for Film Friendly Environment
Jury lauds continuing efforts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat towards creating a Film Friendly Eco System : Ramesh Sippy
The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced today by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. The Most Film Friendly State Awards would be presented by Hon’ble President of India on May 3rd, 2018 during the presentation of the National Film Awards.
State of Madhya Pradesh was conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State by creating a well-structured web site, film friendly infrastructure, offering incentives, maintaining databases, undertaking marketing and promotional initiatives, unanimously by the Jury from among the 16 States that participated. Madhya Pradesh also received positive feedback from established filmmakers who have shot there. The efforts taken by the State to present their case for the Awards were also appreciated. State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film friendly environment.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ramesh Sippy Chairman of the Jury said “The Jury members laud the continuing efforts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat towards creating a film friendly eco system in their States and hope that they keep up the good work. This year Madhya Pradesh where a lot of filmmakers have shot over the years, has won the award due to the ease of filming that the State offers along with excellent on ground support and filmic infrastructure, an informative website and incentives for film making. Their entry was also presented beautifully with all required documents given in a very comprehensive manner. In addition, the jury would like to acknowledge the sincere efforts made by Uttarakhand in this direction, despite it being a relatively new State with a difficult terrain and hence has been given the Special Mention.”
The jury for selecting the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 was chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Shri Ramesh Sippy and comprising of renowned filmmakers, Shri Nagraj Manjule, Shri Raja Krishna Menon, Shri Vivek Agnihotri, and Shri Uday Singh, MD, Motion Picture Distributors Association.
NAMES OF THE STATES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ‘MOST FILM FRIENDLY STATE AWARD 2017’
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Delhi
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Mizoram
- Odisha
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar to address Grameen Udyami Convocation in Ranchi
165 candidates, trained under this programme, to get certificates in a ceremony tomorrow
Union Minister for State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be addressing the Convocation of Gramin Udyami Skill Training Programme  in Ranchi, tomorrow.
A total of 165 trainees will be receiving the certificates at the Convocation ceremony. Jharkhand Governor Shri Ramesh Bais will be giving away the certificates.
The Gramin Udyami Skill Training Programme, which is based on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, targets empowering the rural youth by providing them specific skilling opportunities. The pilot project was launched in May this year in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and covered five states , during the first leg 152 candidates were enrolled, of which 132 successfully completed the course and were given certificates .
The next leg  was held in four states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha. A total of 165 candidates will be given the certificates.
Training was provided in five disciplines- electrical and solar energy, agricultural mechanization, e-governance, plumbing and masonry, two-wheeler repair and maintenance.
The next phase , solely for women’s groups, will soon begin in Gumla  by October/November, for which 153 women have already enrolled.
Speaking about the Village Engineers Programme, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said its main objective is to strengthen local village economies and limit migration as well as dependence on cities for livelihood opportunities.
It aims to create new opportunities for employment/self-employment and entrepreneurship locally—so that tribal youth can start their own businesses, generating more livelihood opportunities for themselves as well as for others, he said and reiterated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision that the road to Atmanirbhar Bharat travels through Atmanirbhar Villages.
For this purpose, the Minister said each district magistrate and collector has been asked to draw up a Skill Development Plan for their district—keeping in mind the resources available and the local aspirations.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Revised guidelines on time bound closure of sick/ loss making Central Public Sector Enterprises and disposal of movable and immovable assets
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the revised guidelines of the Department of Public Enterprises  on time bound closure of sick/ loss making Central Public Sector Enterprises  and disposal of movable and immovable assets. The revised guidelines would reduce delays in implementation of closure plans of sick/loss making CPSEs. These guidelines will replace the guidelines issued by DPE in September, 2016.
These guidelines provide a broad framework for expeditious completion of various processes and procedures for closure of CPSEs by laying down important milestones in the closure process along with timelines, outlining the responsibilities of the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ CPSE, etc., in the process. The guidelines provide for advance preparatory action to be taken by administrative Ministry/ Department and CPSEs, preparation of closure proposal, settlement of statutory and other liabilities of the CPSE under closure and modalities for disposal of movable and immovable assets of such CPSEs in a time bound manner.
The guidelines give first priority for utilization of land of CPSEs under closure for Affordable Housing as per the relevant guidelines of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs . Since there are employees working in these CPSEs, Government decided that closure should not cause hardship to them and has now laid down a uniform policy to give workers VRS at 2007 notional pay scale irrespective of the pay scale in which they are working.
These guidelines shall apply to all sick/ loss making CPSEs, where –
- Approval/ in principle approval for closure has been obtained by administrative Ministry/ Department from the CCEA/ Cabinet; or
- the process for obtaining the approval of the competent authority is underway after the administrative Ministry/ Department has decided for the closure of the CPSE.
By assigning priority to Affordable Housing it would make available land parcels of sick/loss making CPSEs under closure for the Government flagship programme of Affordable Housing being managed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Election Commission
ECI organises Debriefing Conference of State Chief Electoral Officers;
Nine Working Groups set up on Core issues
Election Commission of India organised in New Delhi today a day-long conference of Chief Electoral Officers of all States/UTs. The Officers were invited to deliberate on learnings from the recently concluded General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019.
While lauding the performances of all the CEOs, Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora noted that the recent Elections threw up a fair share of challenges for the Officers to strive to conduct free and fair elections. Taking note of diverse unexpected situations like that of Nizamabad unprecedented EVM arrangements, Odisha's challenge amidst inclement weather, etc., CEC complemented the officers of successfully managing the gigantic exercise. Sh Arora asked the State CEOs to particularly now focus on simplification of processes from voters' perspective. He noted that conducting Elections in a diverse country like India has its specific State wise challenges. He advised the CEOs to suggest ways to strengthen the CEO and DEO offices so as to be able to meet the ever evolving requirements. He asked them to focus on the implementation plan - in particular the action to be taken at various levels i.e. ERO, RO, CEO and ECI Secretariat.
The Commission has formed Nine working groups of CEOs and Commission Officers covering various facets of election process including Electoral Roll issues, Polling Stations management, MCC, Voting processes & Materials inventory, Capacity Building, IT applications, Expenditure Management, SVEEP and Media interface as also Electoral Reforms. All the groups will deliberate on the concerned subjects and will suggest feasible recommendations by August 2019. Individual CEOs would also be submitting their respective State experiences report also.
Addressing the group, Election Commissioner Shri Ashok Lavasa said while the ECI system has well documented and codified procedures for conducting the Elections, the Officers need to adapt technology in measuring up to expectations of the Voters in achieving ease of registration and facilitate participation particularly. He asked the CEOs to come up with short-term, medium term and long term doable administrative and legal recommendations needed for bettering the Electoral system.
Election Commissioner Shri Sushil Chandra highlighted the 2019 Election that saw many innovations as also challenges. Shri Chandra said a quantum jump and not just incremental jump is needed to see further improvements in the system. He emphasised that strides made in technology need to be harnessed to make voting not just an inclusive experience but a pleasurable experience.
The Commission thanked and congratulated all CEOs, ECI officers, field election staff for successful conduct of GE 2019. It was mentioned that ECI shall provide all resources from IIIDEM for completion of this exercise by the Working Groups.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
ICAR-CCARI, Goa celebrates 34th Foundation Day
Eight new varieties of fruits and crops to be introduced this year, including of Mankurad Mango, Kokam, Cashew and Nutmeg: ICAR-CCARI, Goa
Panaji, April 1, 2023
ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa today celebrated 34th Foundation Day. Dr Suresh Kumar Chaudhari, Deputy Director General, Natural Resource Management , ICAR, New Delhi; Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa; Nevil Alphonso, Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Govt of Goa; and Milind Bhirud, General Manager, NABARD were present on this occasion.
Director Parveen Kumar in his welcome address, counted the achievements of the institute so far. He informed that the Institute has so far developed seventeen crop varieties, four each of rice and four of cashew, six of brinjal and one variety each of cowpea. ICAR-CCARI has registered Cardozo Mankurad mango. The Institute has developed two integrated farming systems. In Animal science, the Institute has registered two varieties of pig namely Agonda pig and Large White Yorkshire.
The Institute has submitted three proposals for ‘Kokam’ i.e. ‘Goa Kokam1’ ‘Goa Kokam2’ and ‘Goa Kokam3’. Apart from this, the proposal is also ready for two improved varieties of cashew, two varieties of nutmeg and one variety of ‘Mankurad’ mango. So, all these eight varieties will be sanctioned and registered this year, said the Director.
ICAR-CCARI has signed 60 Memoranda of Understanding  and Memoranda of Agreement  with various institutes, agencies to reach out to the farmers of 82 coastal districts, informed Parveen Kumar.
ICAR-CCARI is always ready to help the Goa government for the welfare of the farmers, said Dr Suresh Kumar Chaudhari.
While addressing the programme Shir Nevil Alphonso, Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Govt of Goa assured that agriculture department is starving hard to protect and preserve ‘Khajan’ lands, and bring more and more area under cultivation. He further said, as world is celebrating ‘International Year of Millets’, Goa has a rich tradition of millets. Agricultural department will ensure maximum cultivation and production of traditional millets like Ragi and Nachni, added the Director.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., CEO, General Electric
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Mr. H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., CEO of General Electric.
Prime Minister appreciated GE for its long-term commitment of manufacturing in India. Prime Minister and Mr. Culp, Jr. discussed GE’s greater technology collaboration to promote manufacturing in India.
Prime Minister invited GE to play greater role in aviation and renewable energy sector in India.